Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing - (ACEN)

Accreditation of nursing education programs and schools, both postsecondary and higher degree, which offer either a certificate, diploma, or recognized professional degree (clinical doctorate, master's, baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and practical nursing) in the United States, its territories and internationally, including those offered via distance education. (2011)

Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Kathy Chappell, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer

3390 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of October 2024, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

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CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Keiser University Associate Tampa FL
Keiser University Associate West Palm Beach FL
Kellogg Community College Associate Battle Creek MI
Kennebec Valley Community College Associate Fairfield ME
Kent State University Associate Kent OH
Kentucky State University Associate Frankfort KY
Kentucky State University Baccalaureate Frankfort KY
Kentucky State University Clinical Doctorate Frankfort KY
Kettering College Baccalaureate Kettering OH
Kilgore College Associate Kilgore TX
Jeddah Community College, King Abdulaziz University Baccalaureate Jeddah
Riyadh Community College/King Saud University Masters Riyadh
Riyadh Community College/King Saud University Baccalaureate Riyadh
Kaplan Test Prep Associate Brooklyn NY
Kishwaukee College Associate Malta IL
Koç University Baccalaureate Sariyer/Istanbul
La Roche University Baccalaureate Pittsburgh PA
La Roche University Masters Pittsburgh PA
Labette Community College Associate Parsons KS
Labouré College of Healthcare, Inc. Associate Milton MA
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Associate Hayward WI
LaGrange College Baccalaureate LaGrange GA
LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York Associate Long Island City NY
Lake Area Technical College Practical Watertown SD
Lake Area Technical College Associate Watertown SD
Lake Land College Associate Mattoon IL
Lake Land College Practical Mattoon IL
Lake Michigan College Associate Benton Harbor MI
Lake Region State College Associate Devils Lake ND
Lake Superior College Associate Duluth MN
Lake Superior College Practical Duluth MN
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Associate Kirkland WA
Lake-Sumter State College Associate Leesburg FL
Lake-Sumter State College Baccalaureate Leesburg FL
Lakeland Community College Associate Kirtland OH

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